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Offline Hell Labs

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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #44 from previous page: January 28, 2010, 12:07:50 AM »
That doesn't justify paying £100 for a low end computer from 1993, even if it is clean and in a box.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #45 on: January 28, 2010, 12:38:34 AM »
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That doesn't justify paying £100 for a low end computer from 1993, even if it is clean and in a box.


Hobbies require no justification.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #46 on: January 28, 2010, 02:18:55 AM »
LOL its an Iphone with a big display and STILL NO removable media, removable battery or any thing else.  Also if its a tablet PC where's the freaking pen at?????  This will be a bomb worse than the cube was.  It's underpowered, not innovative AT ALL and just a complete waste.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #47 on: January 28, 2010, 03:16:34 AM »
Apple has chugged along with this midas touch of theirs. God Bless em'

No external storage, no desktop apps or OSX. Of course they're not going to make a $500 item that can compete directly with their Laptops. Or a $300 item to compete directly with their ipods.

Why would I get this over a 1st gen intel macbook? Or God forbid A PC LAPTOP.
I get the same feeling I had with the APPLE TV. It's not the best at what it's trying to do.

No matter what apple says I can run Photoshop 7 or CS1 on my netbook. I put a touchscreen in there, increased the ram to 2 gigs macosx total cost $450 almost a year ago, and I can swap out the ram, Hard drive, use expresscard cards...

even their 15"macbooks don't have such abilities.
They are appealing to folks with disposable time, and income.
Now if I can somehow use this as a second display with touch capability for my MacBook then it's worth it's value as a WACOM cintiq display (the crummy small one) costs like $1000.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #48 on: January 28, 2010, 04:13:50 AM »
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... without the Phone...

I had been expecting an OS X tablet, this thingy is too limited in software and hardware, hate the closed approach of the iPhone.


Yep. They would have had a sale right here if it ran OSX. I would have ordered it today. If some nifty programs appear I might reconsider, but I think I'll get myself a Mac Mini instead.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #49 on: January 28, 2010, 04:41:18 AM »
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Yep. They would have had a sale right here if it ran OSX. I would have ordered it today. If some nifty programs appear I might reconsider, but I think I'll get myself a Mac Mini instead.



You know the Iphone has Remot access app to access OSX and Windows PC and despiste some quirks it supposedlt works well. Now this tablet is starting to look appealing.

In my work, if I can edit video remotely, or use Zbrush or Painter/ Photoshop without LAG then we shall see. Interesting. If this works well and they tout this ability they'll have a home run.

I've never used remote desktop apps so I don't know the quirks involved.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #50 on: January 28, 2010, 05:03:58 AM »
Add something like this to a notebook, monitor etc. You get touch screen, no multitouch.
http://www.qqq.com.au/touch-screen-notebook-p-1223.html?osCsid=add2e1bb1f758f4488ed1b551221052e
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #51 on: January 28, 2010, 05:06:35 AM »
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You know the Iphone has Remot access app to access OSX and Windows PC and despiste some quirks it supposedlt works well. Now this tablet is starting to look appealing.

In my work, if I can edit video remotely, or use Zbrush or Painter/ Photoshop without LAG then we shall see. Interesting. If this works well and they tout this ability they'll have a home run.

I've never used remote desktop apps so I don't know the quirks involved.


$500 is just a little too much for a dumb terminal - and I'd still need a Mac to begin with, so it's more than double the price.

I think I see a market for this thing, but it's not me.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #52 on: January 28, 2010, 05:20:43 AM »
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« Reply #53 on: January 28, 2010, 09:26:00 AM »
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I've never used remote desktop apps so I don't know the quirks involved.


Generally a bit sluggish with heavy graphical stuff.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #54 on: January 28, 2010, 09:45:08 AM »
And from the presentation it doesn't support flash at  the moment and its being touted for internet use.
 
Its being touted to watch videos and has 4: screen.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #55 on: January 28, 2010, 11:12:24 AM »
OMG and it still cant do multi-tasking lol
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #56 on: January 28, 2010, 11:55:58 AM »
Let´s look at the bright side of life: At least we Amiga fans are not the only ones that are annoyed about paying too much for underpowered systems now
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #57 on: January 28, 2010, 12:14:26 PM »
Suprised bloodline not sprung to the ipads defence yet :)
 
iPad, someone commented they waiting for the next version with wings :)
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #58 on: January 28, 2010, 01:54:14 PM »
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Suprised bloodline not sprung to the ipads defence yet :)
 
iPad, someone commented they waiting for the next version with wings :)



Well I'd rather spend $500 on something like the IPAD then $260 for a CPU card without a FPU card. Or a Sam.

I really appreciate Amiga Forever running on my Quad Core 3 ghz machine.
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Re: The Big Event
« Reply #59 on: January 28, 2010, 03:44:08 PM »
You know I find it interesting that here is a single threaded, 1 gigahertz machine that is designed to fill a niche... NOT really designed to compete with PC's or MACs... Does not have memory protection...  To fill a niche somewhere in between..  Sound familiar?

A machine that requires applications to be written specifically for it.. (Obviously not PC, MAC or Linux compatible), runs on proprietary hardware... (And I believe it is a Power architecture)

Am I the only one that thinks this sounds AMAZINGLY close to the description of what the new Amiga COULD have been?   Does no one see the parallels here?

Here is a prime example of Apple brilliance.. Not the machine itself, but the background infrastructure that has allowed this machine to be feasible in the first place.  (Itunes marketplace and the apps that are being written daily.)

Like the IPAD or not, like Itunes or not, the folks that masterminded the whole thing are friggin brilliant..  Given the same infrastructure and backing, the X1000 could be a huge success... Without it though, it will struggle to even reach hobbyist status...
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